Kit blues have been suffered by York City.

The club's alternate away strip of all-blue has captured the attention of the Football League after several colour clashes last season.

Night games at Bournemouth and Northampton Town, plus the Easter Monday trip to Wrexham, drew unwanted attention with City's blue change.

Now after discussions with the League City are to monitor just when they can don the first-choice away blue strip.

Said manager Alan Little: "We had a few complaints from referees about the blue kit, and it's a bit of a concern for us.

"Even our own players have at times been confused with the referee's all-black when we have played in the all-blue, like at Wrexham."

Referee Tony Bates and his two assistants turned their mainly black shirts inside out at half-time to avoid further confusion at the game at Wrexham's Racecourse Ground.

Added Little: "The blue kit will remain our first-change strip. But the neutral strip of green and white, which we have just launched, might come more into play." A Football League spokesman said talks had been held with City over the blue strip, but denied it had been outlawed.

"It used to be that clubs could not wear dark blue or black kits," said the spokesman.

"But while that regulation has been withdrawn kits still have to be distinguishable from the officials' strip. It is up to the officials to have the final say and they will ultimately decide if a kit will clash.

"If they are okay then the dark blue kit can be worn."

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